Statements

Bahrain / Gulf – A Statement by Salam for Democracy and Human Rights in relation to the conflict in Southwest Asia

09/03/2026

Statements

Bahrain / Gulf – A Statement by Salam for Democracy and Human Rights in relation to the conflict in Southwest Asia

09/03/2026

Salam for Democracy and Human Rights (SALAM DHR) is an organisation registered in the United Kingdom and several European states. SALAM DHR promotes and seeks to protect international human rights standards and states’ adherence to them. The work of SALAM DHR is rooted in international human rights law (IHRL) and ...

Press

Oral Statement, UN Human Rights Council – 61st session

07/03/2026

Delivered by Fairooz Jawad 02 March 2026 Mr President, CIVICUS and Salam for Democracy and Human Rights welcome the Special Rapporteur’s report, especially the Charter of Rights of ...

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Opinions

Presumption of Innocence and the Principle of Equality Before the Law

07/03/2026

By Sayed Yusuf Al-Muhafadha During this unprecedented conflict in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the government bears a heightened responsibility to protect national unity and civil peace and to ...

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Opinions

Are International Appointments Institutional Achievements or Protocol-Based Incentive Measures?

19/02/2026

The United Nations, like many governmental and international institutions, relies on a range of incentive mechanisms to encouragestates and national institutions to comply with human rights standards. They ...

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Statements

Joint Statement on the Impact of the UK

13/02/2026

We are deeply concerned about the UK Government’s proposed changes to settlement. Overall, the proposals are completely contrary to the significant body of evidence on integration and social ...

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Statements

SALAM DHR: The Prison Sentence Against Bahraini Opposition Leader, Ebrahim Sharif, is a Human Rights and Constitutional Violation

09/01/2026

Salam for Democracy and Human Rights (SALAM DHR) strongly condemns the ruling issued by Bahraini courts today against prominent opposition leader Ebrahim Sharif. Sharif was sentenced to six ...

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Statements

Human Rights Activist Abduljalil Al-Singace’s life is in imminent danger.

07/01/2026

Salam for Democracy and Human Rights (SALAM DHR) is following, with grave concern, the serious developments related to the health of Bahraini human rights detainee Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, ...

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Coverage

Press statement from the family of Hassan Mushaima, the opposition leader sentenced to life imprisonment in Bahrain

23/12/2025

This morning, the family went to the Ministry of Interior after two days of no contact with him and repeated attempts to reach the administration of Jaw Prison ...

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Reports

The State of Peaceful Assembly in Bahrain During the Third Quarter of 2025

05/12/2025

The right to peaceful assembly is guaranteed under the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the international covenants ratified by Bahrain, such as the International Covenant on ...

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Reports

Joint Alternative Report – 11 organisations Committee against Torture (CAT)

28/11/2025

Submission Summary A total of 11 Bahraini, regional, international and thematically-focused non-governmental organisations submit this report ahead of the Government of Bahrain (GoB)’s November 2025 review before the ...

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Bahrain – UN Committee against Torture must call out the absence of accountability for grave human rights violations

16/11/2025

London / Paris / Geneva / Manama / Beirut 15 November 2025 On 18-19 November 2025, the UN Committee against Torture will review the Government of Bahrain (GoB)’s ...

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Long Road to Justice: Bahrain, Britain, El Salvador and Guatemala

12/11/2025

Photo: Gayane Malakyan On X at @dooley_dooley and bluesky at @dooleydooley.bsky.social On 17 November, the United Nations Comittee against Torture (CAT) will review the Government of Bahrain’s (GoB) ...

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Statements

On the Death of the Young Sailor Abdullah Hassan Yusuf in Bahrain

10/11/2025

Salam for Democracy and Human Rights (SALAM DHR) is following with deep concern the recent developments surrounding the death of the young sailor Abdullah Hassan Yusuf at sea ...

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